Search Results for: Shas and Jerusalem

Is Marching as a Gay the Greatest of Sins? By Shmuley Boteach (Jerusalem Post)

“Where were the haredi demonstrators when they were needed to protest disengagement?”

“Yarmulke-wearing men and boys were dragged, and pregnant women with their hair covered were torn from their homes. And even today, as so many of the residents of Gush Katif continue to live in makeshift housing, I know of few great ultra-Orthodox authorities who call what happened by its proper name: an abomination.” read more

The Real Reason that the IDF was Unprepared By Shmuel Katz (Jerusalem Post)

“But perhaps the worst blow to Israel’s security was the notion that giving the Arabs chunks of territory – and that unilaterally – would be a large step forward on the way to peace. That notion was exemplified by the abandonment of the Gaza Strip. This prospect was at once embraced by our media, which preached the defeatists’ slogan of ‘Land for Peace.’

As if to prove the provenance of peace, Ariel Sharon invited Egypt – in a careless breach of its peace treaty with Israel – to send troops into Sinai and thence to the border with Gaza, the so-called Philadelphi corridor.” read more

Terrorist Arrested North of Jerusalem

Gaza Terrorists Shot

Gaza Rocket Launchers Destroyed

Terrorist Shot in Northern Gaza

Police Arrest Tanzim Operative

Kassam Fired at Sderot; None Injured, No Damage

IDF Foils Tunnel Attack Near Gaza Fence

Excerpt;
“Dug by terror operatives on the outskirts of the Shajaiyeh neighborhood in Gaza City. The opening of the 13-meter-deep, 150-meter-long tunnel was found inside a building at least one kilometer away from the Gaza security fence. It was believed that the target of the attack was the nearby Karni Crossing.” read more

Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem Rescheduled

Excerpt;

“The Open House organization has announced the International Gay Pride Parade will take place in Jerusalem on September 21st. The event was scheduled to take place in the capital in August, but was postponed due to the war in Lebanon.”

Commentary;

One crucial question; Olmert knows the timing all too well — Gay Parade on
September 21st, the day before Erev Rosh Hashanah. Is he using the Gays to run interference to evade institution of a State Commission to investigate all aspects of the conduct of the War in Lebanon?? MB read more

Diskin: Gaza Smuggling Skyrocketing, by Sheera Claire Frenkel (Jerusalem Post)

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Palestinian terrorist organizations were studying the Lebanese-Israeli war to learn how to play on Israel’s weaker points.
‘Samaria has become the land of Islamic Jihad following the disengagement.’ Approximately 15,000 guns, 4 million bullets, 2,300 pistols, 38 rockets, dozens of anti-tank missiles, 15 tons of TNT, 400 RPGs, and 10-15 Katyushas had been smuggled into Gaza from Egypt.

After three to five years of this kind of weapons transfer, he warned, Israel will face a situation similar to south Lebanon. read more